LAIKA is bringing the animated favorite ParaNorman back to theaters this Halloween season, but this re-release is a bit more special than the (para)norm. This re-release will include a brand new animated short film titled ParaNorman: The Thrifting! Watch the trailer below. The new CG-animated short, ParaNorman: The Thrifting, stars Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) and Anna Kendrick reprising […]
LAIKA is bringing the animated favorite ParaNorman back to theaters this Halloween season, but this re-release is a bit more special than the (para)norm. This re-release will include a brand new animated short film titled ParaNorman: The Thrifting! Watch the trailer below.
The new CG-animated short, ParaNorman: The Thrifting, stars Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) and Anna Kendrick reprising her role of Norman’s older sister, Courtney
The short movie is written by Chris Butler, who wrote and co-directed ParaNorman with Sam Fell, and directed by LAIKA lead character designer Thibault LeClercq.
The 2012 stop-motion animated film will screen in newly remastered 3D and 2D formats from October 25-28 via Fathom Entertainment. You’ll also find the main re-release trailer below.
In ParaNorman, when the quiet town of Blithe Hollow is overrun by zombies, only 11-year-old Norman Babcock—who can see and speak with ghosts—can stop the chaos. With a centuries-old witch’s curse, mysterious ghosts, wily witches, and clueless grown-ups, Norman’s paranormal powers are about to be tested like never before.
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jodelle Ferland, Bernard Hill, Tucker Albrizzi, AnnaKendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, and John Goodman star in the 2012 movie.
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